The recording density has been boosted by processing the cobalt magnetic columns into fine micro-particles. This achieves high output levels and low error rates to meet professional demands for high-quality image recording.

Professional recording applications requires a much more durable and reliable tape. In order to ensure the tape's performance under these more challenging usage conditions, a much thicker professional DLC film is employed to provide significantly added strength. A proprietary surface treatment has been applied to enable a uniform coating of the lubricant. This results in highly stable recording and playback, even with repeated fast-forwarding, rewinding, playback and professional editing.

Optimally blending lubricants that have different characteristics succeeded in low tape-to-head friction ratio and stable tape transport, while minimizing head clogging and improving still mode durability. The result is greater head life, and higher reliability in any environment for high-speed shuttling, professional editing, still mode, and archival stability.

AMQ maintains a lower tape-to-head friction ratio.

AMQ maintains a high output level for more than 240 minutes of still mode playback, approximately 60minutes longer than consumer DVC tape.

Provides a head-cleaning effect for stable tape transport under a wide temperature range.

If the base film is too flat and smooth, transport friction increases. On the other hand, if the surface is too rough, output may decrease. Panasonic used a proprietary technology to optimize the surface roughness of the newly developed AMQ base film, while maintaining toughness. This gives the tape a head-cleaning effect while maintaining high output, which dramatically improves still mode durability in low temperatures. Stable tape transport is thus achieved over a wide temperature range.

Comparison of Still Mode Durability in Low Temperatures

Tape durability in low temperatures has been improved by approximately 85% compared to conventional tapes.